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Best Midwest Conference Women's Softball Programs, Ranked by Resources
Not every program invests equally in its athletes. Below, we've ranked all 10 Midwest Conference women's Softball programs by investment score — a composite built from aid per athlete, operating budget, recruiting spend, coaching staff, and head coach salary relative to its peers.
with an average operating budget of $57,625, and rosters of about 21 athletes. Programs near the top tend to combine larger budgets with stronger per-athlete support.
Use this ranking to find programs that back their athletes with real resources, then read our guide on how to compare scholarship offers.
Programs
10
Avg. Op. Budget
$57,625
Top programs
Showing 10 of 10 programs.
Rank
Program
Aid/Athlete
Op. Budget
Recruiting
1
1. University of Chicago
Chicago, IL
Aid/Athlete
N/A
Op. Budget
$73,757
Recruiting
$8,095
2
2. Cornell College
Mount Vernon, IA
Aid/Athlete
N/A
Op. Budget
$71,278
Recruiting
$5,210
3
3. Illinois College
Jacksonville, IL
Aid/Athlete
N/A
Op. Budget
$83,690
Recruiting
$11,171
4
4. Beloit College
Beloit, WI
Aid/Athlete
N/A
Op. Budget
$59,236
Recruiting
$1,495
5
5. Lawrence University
Appleton, WI
Aid/Athlete
N/A
Op. Budget
$32,469
Recruiting
$4,045
6
6. Lake Forest College
Lake Forest, IL
Aid/Athlete
N/A
Op. Budget
$48,576
Recruiting
$2,581
7
7. Grinnell College
Grinnell, IA
Aid/Athlete
N/A
Op. Budget
$68,293
Recruiting
$1,140
8
8. Ripon College
Ripon, WI
Aid/Athlete
N/A
Op. Budget
$69,485
Recruiting
$2,096
9
9. Knox College
Galesburg, IL
Aid/Athlete
N/A
Op. Budget
$40,195
Recruiting
$645
10
10. Monmouth College
Monmouth, IL
Aid/Athlete
N/A
Op. Budget
$29,266
Recruiting
$2,286
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